Arabic for Fatima

The root of the word Fatima consists of three Arabic letters: fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f, Ta that is written ﻁ and pronounced T and mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for Fatima consists of: The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ﻓـ ) and pronounced f. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter Ta that is written ﻁ ( here ﻃـ ) and pronounced T. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻤـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﻓَﺎﻃِﻤَﺔ and pronounced faaTima.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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